Malawi ready for COVID-19 second phase vaccination on Thursday

Government has said it is prepared for the administration of the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine which the Ministry of Health (MoH) had already announced—over a month ago—would begin on Thursday June 3, 2021. MoH spokesman, Joshua Malango, assured the citizenry that there would be “adequate quantities of vaccines” despite admitting that other consignments […]

Malawi govt to destroy 19, 610 doses of expired Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday

The Malawi Government has disclosed that it will destroy 19, 610 doses of expired coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines next Wednesday. These are part of the 102,000 doses, which Malawi received from the African Union (AU) on March 26, 2021. Principal Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr. Charles Mwansambo, said in a […]

Malawi to administer second jab of AstraZeneca vaccine from June 3

Malawians who got the first dose of the Covid-19 AstraZeneca vaccine will start getting their second and last from June 3 next month, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced. A statement from MoH which Nyasa Times has seen says recent evidence by WHO shows that the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine remains a two […]